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Clemson’s schedule advantage
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:22 am
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:22 am
After their win @ 17th ranked Boston College on 11/10, Clemson didn’t have another game against a ranked opponent on their schedule. After Notre Dame’s win @ USC on 11/24, Clemson was near certain that ND was going to be its first round opponent. So Clemson could have, and may have, started preparing for Bama as early as 11/10 and for ND as early as 11/24.
Bama couldn’t have afforded playoff prep until their win over UGA on 12/01, and didn’t know who their first round opponent would be until 12/02.
Clemson essentially got a week head start on Bama for preparing for the first round of the playoff, and about a 20 day head start preparing for each other. In addition, preparing for OU almost certainly took more time than preparing for ND, so while Clemson spent just a week on ND and focused the rest of their time on Bama, Bama like spent the vast majority of its time on OU.
When you consider this advantage Clemson had, in addition to their much softer schedule, they really had the deck stacked in their favor. No question they were a championship worthy team, but I wonder how they would have fared in the SEC East.
Bama couldn’t have afforded playoff prep until their win over UGA on 12/01, and didn’t know who their first round opponent would be until 12/02.
Clemson essentially got a week head start on Bama for preparing for the first round of the playoff, and about a 20 day head start preparing for each other. In addition, preparing for OU almost certainly took more time than preparing for ND, so while Clemson spent just a week on ND and focused the rest of their time on Bama, Bama like spent the vast majority of its time on OU.
When you consider this advantage Clemson had, in addition to their much softer schedule, they really had the deck stacked in their favor. No question they were a championship worthy team, but I wonder how they would have fared in the SEC East.
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Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:24 am to Jon Ham
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No question they were a championship worthy team, but I wonder how they would have fared in the SEC East
Lol. They would have run roughshed over the sec east
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:24 am to Jon Ham
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but I wonder how they would have fared in the SEC East.
Probably undefeated. One loss at most.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:25 am to Jon Ham
Now do Bama's annual schedule advantage.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:26 am to Jon Ham
Bama is the last team to say the system has penalized them or that their schedule is too tough.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:26 am to DisplacedBuckeye
Bama’s schedule was hot trash as well.
This year the only teams worth a damn were Clemson and Bama.
This year the only teams worth a damn were Clemson and Bama.
This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 11:43 am
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:27 am to Jones
They beat A&M by 2 and Syracuse by 4. How would they have done playing UGA, UF, LSU/AU, and Bama in the SEC Championship? They could have gone undefeated, but chances are they slip up at least once and get bruised up a lot more along they way.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:28 am to Jon Ham
Are we still pretending the SEC is the same as 10 years ago?
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:28 am to Jon Ham
In 2011 Alabama finished 2nd in the SEC W so while LSU was playing a top 15 Georgia team Alabama was able to sit home and start prep for LSU, so forgive me if i don’t shed an tears for Alabama maybe not having as easy as road as Clemson
This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:29 am to Jon Ham
Meh.
They'd still be in the playoffs and beat the same teams
They'd still be in the playoffs and beat the same teams
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:29 am to Jon Ham
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So Clemson could have, and may have, started preparing for Bama as early as 11/10
Clemson started prepping for Bama the second that Dabo made the switch to Lawrence. That's why he made the move, and it was brilliant.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:30 am to TH03
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Are we still pretending the SEC is the same as 10 years ago?
Still much more difficult than ACC.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:31 am to Jon Ham
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and get bruised up a lot more along they way
Yea those powerhouses like Tenn, Vandy, South Carolina, and Mizzou are really gonna bruise up Clemson.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:32 am to Jon Ham
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Still much more difficult than ACC.
Not really.
It could be argued it's more difficult, but it would be slightly if anything.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:33 am to Jon Ham
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No question they were a championship worthy team,
/thread
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:36 am to TH03
Top 25 teams in final AP poll
SEC: 6
ACC: 2
Others receiving votes;
SEC: 3
ACC : 0
SEC: 6
ACC: 2
Others receiving votes;
SEC: 3
ACC : 0
This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 11:38 am
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:38 am to Jon Ham
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but I wonder how they would have fared in the SEC East.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:41 am to Jon Ham
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And Syracuse by 4
Is this where we act like beating the #15 team in the nation using the 3rd string QB for 3 quarters isn’t a good win?
Bama had a bye last year before the playoffs. They didn’t even have to play in the damn championship. This thread is a joke and so are you.
This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 11:44 am
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:42 am to Jon Ham
Now compare National championships
Posted on 1/15/19 at 11:42 am to TH03
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Are we still pretending the SEC is the same as 10 years ago?
Looking at early preseason and recruiting rankings I would say that the SEC is as strong as it ever was, so yes.
The insane overreaction to this one game is starting to take a life form all of its own.
You know in your heart that Alabama wins that game 8 out of 10 times
This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 11:44 am
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